Estranged husband accused of abducting family, assaulting wife

San Diego 
A woman was sexually assaulted after she and her 3-year-old son were kidnapped Thursday morning by her estranged husband in Southcrest, San Diego police said.

The victim and the couple's son were shopping at the Northgate market on South 43rd Street near Alpha Street about 10:40 a.m., police Sgt. Ray Battrick said.

When she walked out of the store, she and the boy were grabbed by her 28-year-old husband, who put them in a black Ford pickup and drove off, police said.

Officers spotted the truck just before noon on De Burn Drive off 52nd Street in Oak Park and surveilled the home until they saw the man get into his truck and drive away. He was stopped a short distance later and taken into custody.

The woman and her son, who live in Logan Heights, walked out of the home minutes later, police said.

The woman had been sexually assaulted, police said. She and her husband are separated but are not yet legally divorced, Battrick said.

The man was booked into County Jail on kidnapping and sexual assault charges. He is being held on $350,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon.